Kelantan UMNO Preparing List Of Candidates For Next General Election

The Kelantan branch of UMNO intends to contest nine parliamentary seats and 25 state assembly seats in the upcoming general election (GE15), according to Kelantan UMNO Liaison Committee Chair Ahmad Jazlan.

• Jazlan refused to name specific seats but noted that Kelantan UMNO is in the process of compiling the list of potential candidates before submitting it to party leader Zahid. He expressed the intention "to highlight as many new faces as possible, while not marginalising the existing leadership and old faces."
• 14 seats in the Dewan Rakyat are allocated to Kelantan, while its state legislature has 45 seats in total. In the previous general election, Kelantan Barisan Nasional won five parliamentary seats and eight state assembly seats.
• While Malaysia has to hold a general election by September 2023, the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional alliance has been gearing up for a snap poll, albeit the timing remains uncertain. The decision to bring forward Budget 2023 rekindled speculation on the potential for GE15 being held this autumn.